The Screaming Tribesmen rocked Azkena in Vittoria-Gaittez last Friday. Playing a set sprinkled with classics from their catalogue from Igloo to I got A Feeling, and every thing in between, the boys were overwhelmed by the local fans who sang along with even obscure tracks like Colour Me Gone. The Basque music festival, which featured acts as diverse as Ozzy Osbourne and the mighty Blue Oyster Cult was a fantastic experience. We love SPAIN! Photos follow.

The Screaming Tribesmen were one of the most enduring and powerfully melodic bands to emerge from the rich Australian underground rock scene of the 1980s. If the indie chart-topping single "Igloo" had been their only legacy they would have been long remembered, but they produced a stack of other memorable songs and toured every nook and cranny of Australia, as well as throughout the US and Europe.

Led by guitarist-vocalist Mick Medew, a veteran of cult band The 31st, the Tribesmen emerged in Brisbane in 1981 as a ‘60s-influenced power trio. The original line-up of Medew, John Hartley (bass) and Murray Shepherd (drums) produced an independent EP and two singles before dissolving. Relocated to Sydney, Medew formed several versions of the band before settling on guitarist Chris "Klondike" Masuak (Radio Birdman, the Hitmen), bassist Bob Wackley (Razar) and drummer Warwick Fraser (Feather, Hoi Polloi). This line-up would last seven years and firmly established itself with the "Date With A Vampyre" and "Top of the Town" EPs before signing to American label Ryko and releasing the "Bones and Flowers" album.

Reunions of '80s Australian underground rock acts are commonplace but
return of The Screaming Tribesmen will be something right out of the
box. The Screaming Tribesmen were one of the most powerfully melodic
bands to emerge from the rich Australian underground rock scene of the
1980s. If the indie chart-topping single "Igloo" had been their only
legacy they would have been long remembered.